Neonatal sepsis and meningitis due to Staphylococcus Cohnii

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 43-44

  Safa Kaya, I ^a   Gamberzade, Sohret ^a   Toppare, Mete F ^a   Senses, Dursun Ali ^a   Dilmen, Ugur ^a   Kitapci, Fusun ^a  

^a Turkish Hlth and Therapy Foundation   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFOTAXIME; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MENINGITIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; ASPHYXIA NEONATORUM; BACTEREMIA; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 0029824592     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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